HELENA, Mont. – Valley City State (N.D.), College of Idaho, and Montana Western were listed on the ninth installment of the 2025 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Football Players-of-the-Week, announced by the conference office Monday.

Offensive Player of the Week: Jake Deutsch, Valley City State (N.D.)

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Deutsch, a junior wide receiver from Fargo, N.D., is the Offensive Player of the Week.

He caught a career-high eight passes for a career-high 145 yards with two touchdowns in leading Valley City State (N.D.) to a 29-21 home finale victory over Dickinson State (N.D.).  He registered his first two touchdowns of his career.

The 63-yard touchdown reception was the longest of his career at VCSU.  He had career highs in catches (31), yards (391), and touchdowns (5) going into the final two games of the season.

This is Deutsch’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.